LET'S BUILD SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
Hi , I am Michael Munavu
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Looking for a full-stack developer with a track record of success? Look no further! With 3 years of self-taught experience and graduation from top bootcamps Micorverse and Moringa, I have the skills and passion to build stunning, scalable web applications. From small to large-scale projects, I have used React and Ruby on Rails to create solutions that delight users and drive results. So why settle for less when you can have the best? Let's build something great together
About
Who am I?
I am a student of Telecommunications Engineering at JKUAT. I initially focused on problem-solving before transitioning into a a full stack software engineer and Technical Writer
Over the last three years I have gained considerable experience in the technology industry . I am a graduate of Microverse, a remote International learning institution where I learned through pair programming and project building. We worked on many different technologies like HTML, CSS, JS, React, Postgresql, Ruby on Rails, and collaborated with developers across the globe . Additionally, I have completed a software development program at Moringa School which is the top programming school in Kenya.
In the past year, I have been part of a team that won 2 Hackathons and 3 more start up competitions this year . I was the lead backend engineer for both projects where we built asystem to help patients store and access their medical records more efficiently
Through my experiences, I discovered my passion for teaching and mentoring others. Currently, I write technical articles on Medium
Skills
What I can do
HTML
CSS
Javascript
REACT JS
RUBY
RUBY ON RAILS
NEXT JS
TAILWIND CSS
Achievements
What I have achieved so far
During the year 2022 , I was able to participate in various hackathons and won 2 of them. I was the lead backend engineer for a project called lifeline which provides quick access to medical records . This year , me and Kiprotich Kimutai , worked on Mche, which offers a comprehensive solution to smallholder farmers. We have so far won 3 awards with Mche .
Projects
Some of my recent projects
These are some of my best projects , here I used React JS for my frontend , Ruby and Rails for my backend and Tailwind CSS for Styling .
Blogs
Some of my recent blogs
I love documenting my work and teaching other developers as this is the way to learn, below are some of my articles on Medium
In this article, I will show you how to upload images to Cloudinary in Rails. Cloudinary allows you to upload, store, manage, manipulate, and deliver images and videos.
With heroku free tier coming to an end I decided to move my Rails API to Render. Render is a great alternative to Heroku. In this article, I will show you how to deploy your Rails API to Render.
In this article, I will show you how to upload images and videos to Cloudinary in React JS. Cloudinary allows you to upload, store, manage, manipulate, and deliver images and videos.
Testing yur Rails API endpoints is very important. In this article, I will show you how to test your Rails API endpoints with RSpec.
In this article, I will show you how to create classes in Ruby. Classes are the building blocks of Ruby and are a very important concept to understand.
In this article, I will show you how to create migrations in Rails. Migrations are a very important concept in Rails and are used to create, modify, and delete tables in your database.
In this article, I will show you how to create CRUD API endpoints in Rails. We create routes and controllers to handle the requests and responses.
In this article, I will show you how to upload images to Cloudinary in Rails. Cloudinary allows you to upload, store, manage, manipulate, and deliver images and videos.
With heroku free tier coming to an end I decided to move my Rails API to Render. Render is a great alternative to Heroku. In this article, I will show you how to deploy your Rails API to Render.
